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Just Another Weekend #876667 01/19/26 02:00 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 170 Yucaipa, CA, USA John Walradt OP Apprentice
OP John Walradt Apprentice Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 170 Yucaipa, CA, USA	https://www.johnwalradt.com/music/songs/Just_Another_Weekend_master_2023-07-17.mp3 My songs are like a travelogue of my life. In this song, I was living in Denver in the early 1990s in my 30s and still trying unsuccessfully to get a girlfriend. I started writing the song. The group I was in was too embarrassed to play the song and made fun of it, especially the lines "I want to go where the lovers go, I want to do what they do." Fast forward to 2023, I decided to finish the song and I was shy about sharing it. Ironically, when I released it on Broadjam, it quickly became my third #1 Earth song, and stayed there for two weeks. All the instruments on "Just Another Weekend" are Band in a Box except for a very small piano part I did on midi: Style is _DIARY.STY (Diary Emotive Modern Sync Pop) RealTracks in style: ~~2579:Bass, Synth, RnBModernSub Ev16 065 Loop in Song: Dubstep\Dubstep - yasso_70_drum_loop_1_a_minor ev16.wav RealTracks in style: 3670:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewAgeHalfNoteChords Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 3708:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm 90sAcRock16ths Ev16 090 Loop in Song: Chillout\Chillout - air_74_ conga_e_minor ev16.wav RealTracks in song: ~~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 1947:Mandolin, Rhythm PopModernGrooveAndy Ev16 075 Sofi Berro, a vocalist from Argentina on Fiverr did the vocals. I used Studio One 6 for mixing. I have version 7 now. I sometimes use it for mastering or I use the Lurssen Console. JUST ANOTHER WEEKEND Words and music by John Walradt Out on the street People rush or they greet There is paper upon the sidewalk I'm lookin' out the window and the world's looking back at me. There's groceries to get And laundry to do I'll wander inside a bookstore It's just another weekend, just another weekend for me. I want to go where the lovers go I want to do what they do I don't want to live my life alone Oh, when will my dreams come true? Don't need a list, I'll find what I need I stroll through a maze of aisles A couple holding hands Oh, when will that happen to me? Ah-ah, ah-ah Wait at the checkstand Gaze at the time And hurry to send a package It's just another weekend, just another weekend for me. I want to go where the lovers go I want to do what they do Walk through the trees over scattered leaves Oh, when will my dreams come true? I want to go where the lovers go I want to do what they do I don't want to live my life alone Oh, when will my dreams come true? The moon is a crescent I'll drive to the dance Inside of an old school building Love is for sale The cashier hands a ticket to me, ah-ah, ah Those eyes that I see Are looking at me Or is it just wishful thinking It's just another weekend, just another weekend for me Just another weekend for me, just another weekend for me.

Re: Just Another Weekend John Walradt #876752 01/19/26 11:56 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2025 Posts: 1,152 Adelaide, Sth Aust. Andrew Dee Expert
Andrew Dee Expert Joined: Mar 2025 Posts: 1,152 Adelaide, Sth Aust.	Hi John! I like the style you've chosen for this song - particularly the 'mechanical' sound to the percussion - I'm assuming that's the loop you've used? Your Fivrr singer and accompaniment gives it a folk feel. The melody has a whimsical feel to it, albeit serious and heartfelt. It made me feel like it was saying 'I'm gonna pretend it doesn't matter, but deep down it really does.' I like it! Andrew Regards, Andrew D Adelaide, Sth Aust Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/SQE4btVvNVkLq74e9 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewoftheantipodes

Re: Just Another Weekend Andrew Dee #876956 01/20/26 06:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 170 Yucaipa, CA, USA John Walradt OP Apprentice
OP John Walradt Apprentice Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 170 Yucaipa, CA, USA	Thank you very much, Andrew! I'm still getting used to posting here and noticed there must be a difference between the usual reply and quick reply. You picked up on the intent behind my whimsical melody. I always go with what the melody feels like when I write. Coming up with a tune is the easy part and, of course, I love it when it's catchy and memorable. Words are the hard part. I don't really consider myself a lyricist, I just write words. Yes, the loop is the mechanical percussion. Sofi Berro is the vocalist from FiveRR. I've used her on a couple of songs so far.

Re: Just Another Weekend John Walradt #877019 01/21/26 07:23 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 5,046 Dallas, PA, USA BabuMusic Veteran
BabuMusic Veteran Joined: May 2019 Posts: 5,046 Dallas, PA, USA	HAHA! Love this, John. It's funny your nband wouldn't play --happened to me many times. Maybe the couldn't play it. Well, they couldn't play it as good as this version. A BIG WELCOME to the forum, John. Enjoy whatever happens! marty YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babumusic51 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marty-straub Band in a Box, Reaper, Cakewalk, Ozone 12, EZDrummer

Re: Just Another Weekend BabuMusic #877250 01/22/26 05:44 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 170 Yucaipa, CA, USA John Walradt OP Apprentice
OP John Walradt Apprentice Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 170 Yucaipa, CA, USA	Thank you for the big welcome, Babu! Most everyone I know has oddball stories of dealing with divas. It was during the covid years when I got on Broadjam that I found a few good friendships that didn't have such egos attached. But Broadjam is going down now with a lot less participation. I was curious to see what this group is like since BIAB has given me a big new lease on my songwriting life and it looks very friendly with a lot of fun! John

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